Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on madness.
When I was a boy, my grandfather taught me the list of kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius the Elder, Servius… - Steven Saylor
When I was a boy, my grandfather taught me the list of kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius the Elder, Servius…
- Steven Saylor
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to meet, no duti… - Steven Saylor
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to meet, no duti…
Im like the painter with his nose to the canvas, fussing over details. Gazing from a distance, the reader sees the big picture. - Steven Saylor
Im like the painter with his nose to the canvas, fussing over details. Gazing from a distance, the reader sees the big picture.
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say? - Steven Saylor
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say?
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on m… - Steven Saylor
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on m…
Even the crudest, most derivative novel is an expression of the author's hopes and fears and ideas about good and evil. - Steven Saylor
Even the crudest, most derivative novel is an expression of the author's hopes and fears and ideas about good and evil.
I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself. - Steven Saylor
I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself.
Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a world before, after, or other than this one, enter that world completely. Sear… - Steven Saylor
Not write what you know, but know what you write. If you write about a world before, after, or other than this one, enter that world completely. Sear…
We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone else’s skin, so to speak. That’s why we re… - Steven Saylor
We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone else’s skin, so to speak. That’s why we re…
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